Bill Text: TX SR55 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulating Woodrow W. Gossom Jr. on his retirement as Wichita County judge.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-01-24 - Reported enrolled [SR55 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR55-Introduced.html
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| By: Springer | S.R. No. 55 | |
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| WHEREAS, The Honorable Woodrow W. Gossom Jr. is stepping down | ||
| as Wichita County judge on December 31, 2022, drawing to a close | ||
| more than three decades of service to the county; and | ||
| WHEREAS, After attending Texas A&M University, "Woody" | ||
| Gossom completed his bachelor's degree at Midwestern State | ||
| University; he earned his master's degree from the University of | ||
| Denver and went on to pursue doctoral studies at the University of | ||
| North Texas; after leaving active military duty in 1973, he was | ||
| employed as associate dean of students at MSU, and he was the | ||
| general manager of City Concrete; he concluded his service with the | ||
| Texas Army National Guard and the Army Reserve as a colonel in 2005, | ||
| and upon his retirement, he received the Legion of Merit; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Judge Gossom was appointed as county judge in | ||
| January 1999, having previously served as a Wichita County | ||
| commissioner; over the course of his 23-year tenure on the bench, he | ||
| has ably performed the responsibilities of his position and served | ||
| his fellow citizens with distinction; he has enhanced his | ||
| effectiveness through his participation in the Texas Association of | ||
| Counties leadership program and the association's Texas Judicial | ||
| Academy, and he is also a graduate of the 2000 Commissioners Court | ||
| Advanced Curriculum program; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Active in his community, Judge Gossom has been | ||
| involved in numerous civic organizations, including Kiwanis, | ||
| American Red Cross, and the Wichita Falls Regional Chamber of | ||
| Commerce; he is also a member of First Christian Church of Wichita | ||
| Falls; in all his endeavors, he enjoys the love and support of his | ||
| wife, Kris, and their four children, as well as their five | ||
| grandchildren; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The dedication and integrity demonstrated by Woody | ||
| Gossom have greatly benefited the residents of Wichita County and | ||
| earned him the respect and admiration of his peers, and he may | ||
| indeed reflect with pride on his many achievements as he begins the | ||
| next exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature | ||
| hereby congratulate Woodrow W. Gossom Jr. on his retirement as | ||
| Wichita County judge and extend to him sincere best wishes for the | ||
| future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Judge Gossom as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas Senate. | ||
